What’s Happening To Autistic People Right Now?

What’s happening to autistic people right now?

(Trigger warning for abuse, electroshock therapy, torture, and ableism.)

The US court has overturned the ban on shock devices being used against disabled students, predominantly autistic students in the US.

The shock device being legalized is called the graduated electronic decelerator (or GED). This is a torture device that is used to ‘correct’ autistic behaviors / symptoms. Autistic people are shocked for stimming, and for having meltdowns, ect. This device was made popular by a behavioral center (the Judge Rosenberg Center, specifically) that is infamous for its abuse and torture of autistic / disabled patients.

What’s Happening To Autistic People Right Now?

(Image ID: someone is holding their arm out and resting it on a table, with their sleeve rolled up. Attached to their arm are wires, which connect to a small cube device.)

This is what the device looks like. It sends electric shocks into the victim’s skin; the victim often being restrained and held against their will. This is torture. GEDs have been reported to cause intense psychological trauma, PTSD, and physical injuries.

In March of 2020, the FDA ruled for GEDs to be banned. (Although, of course, they were still illegally used at a number of places.) This ruling has recently been appealed, and today, the US court of appeals has re-regulated the law to stop the use of GED. Sounds great, right? It would be!

... If not for a huge loophole in the wording, which basically allows this torture to continue. This device is going to have continued use on autistic students in order to “correct their behavior.”

“So.... What can I do??”

Great question! You can:

Listen to and boost autistic voices to spread awareness

As-of now (July 7th), autistic activists are trying to get #StopTheShock trending on Twitter, so Tweet out the hashtag if you have Twitter

If you’re in the US, email / call your legislators

Sign this petition if you’re in the US

Follow this case and look out for updates

If Autism Speaks (known ableist hategroup) says anything about this, DO NOT BOOST IT

That’s all! Thank you. Reblogs are very appreciated!!

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scottydelacruz

3 years ago

For anyone who is wondering what's happening in South Africa, there is a civil unrest going on here. I am by no means sure which news is real and which news is fake but from someone who is living here, right now things are getting scary.

There are protesters demanding the release of our ex president who has been arrested [I am not getting into all this]

Our provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng are under turmoil as 'protesters' run anarchy on our land. Some speculate that this is used as an excuse for criminality.

There is nothing but violence.

We are unsure of what's happening, we don't know where all our police are, there is word that the South African army is set to deploy.

Civilians are taking it amongst themselves to protect each other. They are fighting against this violence.

I don't want to call this a civil war just yet, but where else can this be going?.

PROTESTERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa, Durban, Phoenix — they need help please, please anyone seeing this share it, screenshot and post elsewhere just please they need help people are going for the neighbourhoods

Tagging fandoms so more people see

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scottydelacruz

1 month ago

I know this is going to make me sound pretensions but I have to get it off my chest. I feel an unimaginable rage when someone posts a photo and is like "this picture looks like a renaissance painting lol" when the photo clearly has the lighting, colors and composition of a baroque or romantic painting. There are differences in these styles and those differences are important and labeling every "classical" looking painting as renaissance is annoying and upsetting to me. And anytime I come across one of those posts I have to put down my phone and go take a walk because they make me so mad

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scottydelacruz

1 month ago

With stroke going on and everyone catching up on shows/movies they couldn’t watch

I highly recommend watching old OLD films

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scottydelacruz

3 years ago

Oh no Nandor don’t do it don’t turn Gail its a terrible idea I feel how bad its gonna be. And oh my gods Colin looks like a schoolkid behind his research desk.